Countryside Funerals
- Arranges funerals
- Independent or family-owned
- Prices published online
Families looking for funeral directors in South West England who work from Tiverton, in Devon, will find 3 firms in the town: Countryside Funerals, Walter H. Squires & Son, and Co-op Funeralcare, Tiverton (inc. Cross & Beale Funeral Services). Between them they hold 45 Google reviews, and all three arrange funerals in the town.
The three are quite different in character. Countryside Funerals is a local independent firm in Tiverton. Walter H. Squires & Son is a family business that has been in the same family for three generations and was established in 1933. Co-op Funeralcare in Tiverton sits within a national group, and its funeral homes include the Cross & Beale Funeral Services name.
Walter H. Squires & Son has offices in Cullompton, Exeter and Tiverton, so a family in mid Devon can deal with a firm that also covers the neighbouring town and the city. Exeter has its own page on this site for families who want to look at firms based there.
Countryside Funerals arranges traditional funerals, direct cremations and natural burials. Burial can take place in a churchyard, a council or parish cemetery, a natural or woodland burial ground, or on private land. Religious services in churches and chapels are arranged, and so are services without a religious element. The firm also arranges funeral plans.
Co-op Funeralcare in Tiverton arranges a traditional funeral service or a direct cremation. Its funeral homes supply coffins, urns for ashes, flowers and memorial items, so the funeral can be made personal to the person who has died.
On ratings, Countryside Funerals holds 5.0 from 25 reviews and Walter H. Squires & Son holds 5.0 from 13. Co-op Funeralcare, Tiverton (inc. Cross & Beale Funeral Services) holds 4.9 from 7. Walter H. Squires & Son is available at any hour of the day or night.
Countryside Funerals and Co-op Funeralcare, Tiverton (inc. Cross & Beale Funeral Services) both arrange direct cremations, where the cremation takes place without a funeral service. Countryside Funerals also publishes its prices on its own website, which makes it easier to compare.
Countryside Funerals arranges natural burial. Burial can be in a natural or woodland burial ground, in a churchyard, in a council or parish cemetery, or on private land, depending on what the family wants and what the site allows.
Walter H. Squires & Son is a third generation family firm, established in 1933 and still owned and run by the founding family. Countryside Funerals is also a local independent firm in Tiverton.
Walter H. Squires & Son is available 24 hours. The firm has offices in Cullompton, Exeter and Tiverton, so the same family business covers all three places.
Co-op Funeralcare has a branch in Tiverton, which includes Cross & Beale Funeral Services. It is part of the national Co-op Funeralcare group and arranges traditional funerals and direct cremations, with coffins, urns, flowers and memorial items supplied.
Exeter has its own page on this site. Walter H. Squires & Son, which has an office in Tiverton, also has an office in Exeter, and Cullompton is named as another place it works.